3 Amazon Prime Day tech deals defying RAMageddon prices

RAMageddon has made it almost impossible to find affordable internal or external storage for computers, game consoles, or other devices. Amazon Prime Day is here to offer a tiny bit of respite from that.

Unlike in previous years, you're not likely to find a bunch of dirt-cheap deals on SD cards or external/internal SSDs for Prime Day this year. The AI data center industry has done a lot to make sure that's the case, and you can blame them if you feel like doing so. That said, there are a few intriguing deals here and there that seem to defy that trend, especially from Samsung, one of the bigger memory manufacturers around. Let's get into it.

Best deal for Nintendo Switch 2 storage: Samsung P9 Express

The first and perhaps most intriguing deal on this list is for something that's been incredibly hard to find since the Nintendo Switch 2 launched last year: an affordable microSD Express card. Nintendo adopted the newer, faster storage format for its new console, perhaps not expecting that the AI industry would monopolize all memory production soon after. Since the Switch 2 only has 256GB of internal storage, being able to double that for $39.99 is one of the better deals I've seen for this sort of thing since the console launch.

Best deal for an internal SSD: Samsung 990 Pro

It's not a good time to build a computer for heavy-duty work or gaming purposes. Or any purpose, really. But if you are doing that, Samsung is selling a 2TB internal SSD for $280 off for Prime Day. That's still not cheap, but it's about as cheap as you're going to find right now. Any port in a storm, folks.

Best deal for an external SSD: Samsung T9 Portable

Last but not least, external SSDs are very useful these days, whether you need to plug it into a Windows machine, a MacBook, or even a smartphone. This Samsung 2TB external SSD is $225 off on Prime Day, making it one of the better storage deals we've seen so far. Again, it's still a fairly hefty purchase, but it could be a lot more hefty.